A nonprofit organization that earned acclaim tutoring students has drastically cut its programs because, former employees say, it lacked financial acumen and suffered from its leader’s extravagant spending.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
Education nonprofit ‘struggling for survival’ and under investigation
A nonprofit organization that earned acclaim tutoring students has drastically cut its programs because, former employees say, it lacked financial acumen and suffered from its leader’s extravagant spending.
Posted inInvestigations, Schools
Brother of Operation Reach leader is accused of sexual assault
By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | While unspecified financial concerns are at the heart of the federal government’s review of Operation REACH, an allegation of sexual assault by an employee has also cast a shadow over the troubled organization. A police report filed with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in May accuses Wilfred […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
D.C. dignitary to promote public service careers; overseas travel planned
An envoy from the U.S. Bureau of Public Affairs will visit the International High School of New Orleans on April 22, to talk about the benefits of multilingualism and opportunities for careers in government. Some details still have to be worked out, among them security issues and whether the visit by a deputy assistant secretary […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Board reviews Children's Bureau program to enhance emotional well-being among students
On March 20, at the monthly meeting of McDonogh City Park Academy board of directors, the Children’s Bureau presented data they have collected over the past eight months while working with the school’s leadership to enhance the emotional well-being of students. Children’s Bureau president Paulette Carter led he presentation with Stacy Overstreet, a professor and […]
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Botched record keeping and red ink mar audit; benchmark test scores show improvement
Poor record keeping and a blemished audit report are among issues dogging Sojourner Truth as it prepares to close its doors at the end of the current school year, board members learned at their monthly meeting, March 20. While the school had received clean audit reports in the past, this year’s audit made reference to […]
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Board meeting agenda released
View the details of tonight’s board meeting here.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Parents grumble pro and con about staff and faculty changes; new grievance policy approved
The Feb. 28 monthly meeting of the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy board of directors was brief, despite a group of parents who filled the room. Many of them had come to address the board, but found copies of a policy that limits comment to agenda topics up for a vote. The issues the […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Does the Canal Street brothel offer peephole on River Birch strategy?
Federal prosecutor Sal Perricone submitted his resignation to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten on Tuesday. It’s a shame because Perricone is one of the smartest guys in the region. Or at least that’s how he portrayed himself in the comment boards on nola.com. There, Perricone posed as the cyclops in the land of the blind. Everyone […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
Months-long blight fight pushes Mid-City man into ranks of New Orleans' homeless
By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | With its tangled title, backed-up taxes, and an ambience that hovers somewhere between junkyard and barnyard, it’s no showplace. But for Lane Hughes, the waterless wreck of a house has been all that stands between him and the streets or a shelter. In proceedings last June on […]